In a code language, 'JAPAN' is coded as 'DESCO'. In the same language, 'INDIA' will be coded as
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → NRGKB
Note: It seems that there is a mistake in the original NTA paper, which prints the code of JAPAN as ‘DESCO’. To arrive at the NTA answer, it should read ‘OESCO’, as explained below.
Compare each letter of JAPAN with its code letter. The letters move forward by 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 places in turn:
J + 5 = O, A + 4 = E, P + 3 = S, A + 2 = C, N + 1 = O, giving OESCO (the paper prints DESCO)
Apply the same steps to INDIA:
I + 5 = N, N + 4 = R, D + 3 = G, I + 2 = K, A + 1 = B, giving NRGKB